Andy du Plessis
Andy Du Plessis is Managing Director of FoodForward SA, an NPO established in 2009 to address widespread hunger in South Africa. FoodForward SA recovers quality edible surplus food from the consumer goods supply chain and distributes it to community organisations that serve the poor.
Marginalised, desperate and angry: The poor are now beyond breaking point
People all over the world are feeling physically and/or mentally exhausted, while others are depressed, fearful and anxious because of the hardship they have had to endure as the ubiquitous pandemic and its seismic after-effects continue to cause ...
People with nothing, have nothing to lose
The looting, criminality, lawlessness, and unnecessary deaths that we witnessed in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng recently should be a warning that poverty, inequality, and food insecurity affect all of us – not only the poor. In April 2020, FoodForwar...
As hardship continues, empathy drives our social agenda
In the space of only 11 months, we all find ourselves living in a very different world.
The impact of Covid-19 has been hard on everyone, in very different ways. Many have lost loved ones; their jobs or had their income reduced. Many are experien...
Money-metric poverty: Most South Africans can't afford basic foods
Rising food prices are a clear indication that access to basic foods is worsening for those with limited or no income – what is also referred to as money-metric poverty.
While inflation seems to be steadily increasing, the sharp April rise to 4.4...